Randall Johnson

Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: By My Spirit (Zechariah 4)

And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. And he said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with

Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: Remove the Filthy Garments From Him (Zechariah 3)

Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, O Satan! The LORD

Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: Dwelling in Our Midst (Zechariah 2)

And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand! Then I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what

Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: Our Troubles God’s Craftsmen (Zechariah 1:18-21)

And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four horns! And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” And he said to me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and

Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: At Ease, Not at Rest (Zechariah 1:7-17)

On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying,

Daily Thoughts from Zechariah: He Has Dealt With Us (Zechariah 1:1-6)

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying, “The LORD was very angry with your fathers. Therefore

Daily Thoughts from Philippians (23): Final Thoughts – Philippians 4:21-23

Jesus made what to me is a startling statement to his disciples the night they celebrated Passover and right before he was arrested and executed. He adjured his disciples to love one another the way

Daily Thoughts from Philippians (22): Taking Sides – Philippians 4:10-20

At Inc.com Wanda Thibodeaux has an insightful article on How to Stop People From Taking Sides Amid Conflict in Your Office. She notes the psychological benefit people find identifying with a side in

Daily Thoughts from Philippians (21): Standing Man – Philippians 4:8,9

I was in a class this morning and one of our participants mentioned that during a very difficult time in his life he decided he ought to see a therapist. The therapist asked him to take the next week

Daily Thoughts from Philippians (20): Protection From Worry and Disunity – Philippians 4:4-7

The Power of Joy: How the Deliberate Pursuit of Pleasure Can Heal Your Life, by Christiane Northrup, claims that “When you move toward that which is most fulfilling and life-enhancing—with joy

Daily Thoughts from Philippians (19): Help Those Who Don’t Agree – Philippians 4:1-3

I began perusing the books on Amazon that deal with conflict resolution and quit at 100 with many more pages to go. There was conflict resolution for kids, couples, holy people, management, nations,

Daily Thoughts from Philippians (18): The Good Mold – Philippians 3:17-21

I’m reading John Glenn: A Memoir and Glenn speaks eloquently about his childhood examples of how people should lead their lives and especially, for him, about how men should conduct themselves.

Daily Thoughts from Philippians (17): Press On! – Philippians 3:12-16

Aesop’s fable: A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow. “Do you ever get anywhere?” he asked with a mocking laugh. “Yes,” replied the Tortoise, “and

Daily Thoughts from Philppians (16): Knowing Christ – Philippians 3:8-11

Rick Szczepanski offers a scholarship in honor of his wife, the Mary J Szczepanski, the “Never Give Up” MS Scholarship. He offers it to seniors at Catholic Central, Kenowa Hills, Covenant

Daily Thoughts from Philippians (15): Self-Effort v the Gospel – Philippians 3:1-7

When the leaders and movers and shakers in the early church met in Jerusalem to consider whether the Gentile converts to the gospel whom Peter and Paul were seeing come to faith should be circumcised,

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